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What Causes Persistent Diarrhea Along With Abdominal Pain?
Brief Answer:
Enteritis most likely.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome
I have gone through your query.
I would like to know few more information like
How many episodes of diarrhoea? How is the consistency?
Is there any nausea and vomiting?
Did you take outside food?
Based on the information I feel you have gastroenteritis.
Most cases of gastroenteritis are caused by viruses and requires only symptomatic treatment, consuming contaminated foods or drinks is another common cause.
You do not need antibiotic and also not anti diarrhoeal agent.
I would suggest you to drink plenty of water or electrolyte solutions to prevent dehydration preferably ORS(will take care of both sodium and potassium). Add bland foods to your diet, such as bananas, toast, oatmeal and rice in small amounts every couple of hours. Avoid spicy food. Restrict meat for few days.You can take curd which will be beneficial.
You can take capsule omeprazole 20 mg before breakfast, empty stomach once daily for a week. Probiotics like VSL#3 or ecobion will be beneficial.
I would suggest you for stool routine examination and based on the report I would decide the next line of management (requirement of antibiotic)
Please specify what are LIVER numbers and which liver enzyme are you refering to?.
Hope this helps
Take care.
Enteritis most likely.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome
I have gone through your query.
I would like to know few more information like
How many episodes of diarrhoea? How is the consistency?
Is there any nausea and vomiting?
Did you take outside food?
Based on the information I feel you have gastroenteritis.
Most cases of gastroenteritis are caused by viruses and requires only symptomatic treatment, consuming contaminated foods or drinks is another common cause.
You do not need antibiotic and also not anti diarrhoeal agent.
I would suggest you to drink plenty of water or electrolyte solutions to prevent dehydration preferably ORS(will take care of both sodium and potassium). Add bland foods to your diet, such as bananas, toast, oatmeal and rice in small amounts every couple of hours. Avoid spicy food. Restrict meat for few days.You can take curd which will be beneficial.
You can take capsule omeprazole 20 mg before breakfast, empty stomach once daily for a week. Probiotics like VSL#3 or ecobion will be beneficial.
I would suggest you for stool routine examination and based on the report I would decide the next line of management (requirement of antibiotic)
Please specify what are LIVER numbers and which liver enzyme are you refering to?.
Hope this helps
Take care.
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